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May 25, 2011, 01:28:05 AM |
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Each block is stacked on top of the previous one. Adding another block to the top makes all lower blocks more difficult to remove: there is more "weight" above each block. A transaction in a block 6 blocks deep (6 confirmations) will be very difficult to remove.
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kiba
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May 25, 2011, 05:13:03 AM |
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Finally an article that's pretty accurate and not hyperbolic. |
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May 25, 2011, 10:40:43 AM |
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I was gonna post the NPR story as well. I think by the time Gavin speaks at the CIA meeting BTC will be in the headlines. I'm talking big propaganda station, NBC, FOX, CNN, BBC
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zby
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May 25, 2011, 06:46:50 PM |
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Seems that slashdotters are getting pretty irritated with the constant barrage of bitcoin news. |
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May 25, 2011, 07:47:44 PM |
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That which is falling should also be pushed.
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kiba
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May 25, 2011, 07:52:29 PM |
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Seems that slashdotters are getting pretty irritated with the constant barrage of bitcoin news. Same in Hacker News. There's alway a couple of oddballs who think bitcoin is the stupidest idea they ever heard. |
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w128
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May 25, 2011, 07:53:13 PM |
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Seems that slashdotters are getting pretty irritated with the constant barrage of bitcoin news. Slashdotters are irritated with anything that doesn't: 1) Reaffirm their own narrow worldview. 2) Give at least one of them a chance to receive backpatting from the rest of the monoculture by posting a dry, long-winded explanation of the topic at hand. Personally, I'm irritated with seeing this baseless story repeated around the web. It's an account of a random IRC conversation that may or may not have happened. Laughable. |
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RodeoX
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The revolution will be monetized!
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May 25, 2011, 08:00:50 PM |
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...It's an account of a random IRC conversation that may or may not have happened. Laughable.
I think this is a highly suspicious story. Can you even get a warrant based on nothing more than electricity use? I could see starting an investigation, but kicking in the doors with no evidence of a crime seems like a stretch. |
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zby
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May 25, 2011, 08:24:12 PM |
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Seems that slashdotters are getting pretty irritated with the constant barrage of bitcoin news. Slashdotters are irritated with anything that doesn't: 1) Reaffirm their own narrow worldview. 2) Give at least one of them a chance to receive backpatting from the rest of the monoculture by posting a dry, long-winded explanation of the topic at hand. Personally, I'm irritated with seeing this baseless story repeated around the web. It's an account of a random IRC conversation that may or may not have happened. Laughable. As far as I can see the initial bitcoin stories were welcome there - it was something new and interesting. Now they have heard enough and the recent submissions are just boring. Those of them who are really interested are already here in this forum I guess. |
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eof
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May 25, 2011, 08:30:13 PM |
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And to be fair.. most of the bitcoin 'stories' coming out are just rehashes of things people have heard a bunch of times.
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MoonShadow
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May 25, 2011, 08:32:47 PM |
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And to be fair.. most of the bitcoin 'stories' coming out are just rehashes of things people have heard a bunch of times.
A side effect of using a currency that is functionally anonymous. |
"The powers of financial capitalism had another far-reaching aim, nothing less than to create a world system of financial control in private hands able to dominate the political system of each country and the economy of the world as a whole. This system was to be controlled in a feudalist fashion by the central banks of the world acting in concert, by secret agreements arrived at in frequent meetings and conferences. The apex of the systems was to be the Bank for International Settlements in Basel, Switzerland, a private bank owned and controlled by the world's central banks which were themselves private corporations. Each central bank...sought to dominate its government by its ability to control Treasury loans, to manipulate foreign exchanges, to influence the level of economic activity in the country, and to influence cooperative politicians by subsequent economic rewards in the business world."
- Carroll Quigley, CFR member, mentor to Bill Clinton, from 'Tragedy And Hope'
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May 25, 2011, 08:36:58 PM |
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And to be fair.. most of the bitcoin 'stories' coming out are just rehashes of things people have heard a bunch of times.
A side effect of using a currency that is functionally anonymous. ?? how does shitty content spam relate to btc being anonymous? |
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MoonShadow
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May 25, 2011, 08:38:00 PM |
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And to be fair.. most of the bitcoin 'stories' coming out are just rehashes of things people have heard a bunch of times.
A side effect of using a currency that is functionally anonymous. ?? how does shitty content spam relate to btc being anonymous? Makes it harder to debunk. |
"The powers of financial capitalism had another far-reaching aim, nothing less than to create a world system of financial control in private hands able to dominate the political system of each country and the economy of the world as a whole. This system was to be controlled in a feudalist fashion by the central banks of the world acting in concert, by secret agreements arrived at in frequent meetings and conferences. The apex of the systems was to be the Bank for International Settlements in Basel, Switzerland, a private bank owned and controlled by the world's central banks which were themselves private corporations. Each central bank...sought to dominate its government by its ability to control Treasury loans, to manipulate foreign exchanges, to influence the level of economic activity in the country, and to influence cooperative politicians by subsequent economic rewards in the business world."
- Carroll Quigley, CFR member, mentor to Bill Clinton, from 'Tragedy And Hope'
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May 26, 2011, 12:28:04 AM |
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College of Bucking Bulls Knowledge
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May 26, 2011, 02:10:31 AM |
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May 26, 2011, 02:23:21 AM |
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May 26, 2011, 02:25:51 AM |
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I think that "Sierra Leone" was meant to be "Second Life". |
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